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I enjoyed it, but mostly because I grew up in the same exact area it took place, so I found it a bit nostalgic. It felt too long, I think it could’ve paced faster and been about 100 pages shorter.
Comment by bromerk at 20/01/2025 at 04:38 UTC
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I also grew up very close to that area and so I was like the “Leonardo DiCaprio pointing at the tv” meme every time a location was mentioned that I knew. Sitting there like “yes I have also been to Corinth many times and my parents went to Storytown in the 70’s and yes Glens Falls Hospital IS the hospital one would go to after that (even though I think it’s a terrible hospital overall)” So I probably enjoyed it 10x more than I would have otherwise.
And the book did drag in sections.